The hospital was originally built in 1862 as the Asylum of Ville-Evrard to treat psychiatric patients from the surrounding areas. The first admittance to the facility was in January of 1868 and within the following year, that number increased to around 700 patients. The asylum was designed by architect Paul Eugène and followed a symmetrical plan with pavilion organisation, segregating the men and women, along with grouping patients in accordance with classifications of their diagnosed illnesses. Until around 1884 the nursing staff primarily consisted of nuns and other members of the clergy from the congregation of Saint-Joseph. A few years later it transitioned to becoming more secular institution and distanced itself from the church. By 1948 a centre for treatment and social rehabilitation (CTRS) was established. This was integrated to promote more sophisticated and modernised treatments, along with reducing the average stay of intakes. The implementation of the sectorisation law began in the 1970s which outlined a general standard of care every facility should adhere by and was introduced as an act of deinstitutionalisation. This resulted in the patient numbers being reduced from around 2,000 to 400 in a 40 year period. The morgue itself is situated on the outskirts of the large hospital site and the majority of the facilities are still in use with some currently under renovation. The mortuary was used as a set during filming for a TV series but I'm unable to find out which one. The beautiful blue walls, the marble table and the tile work makes this particular morgue different than most and as such, it's considered by many to be one of the most 'beautiful' abandoned morgues in Europe.